April 26, 2023
Nigeria: Appeal Court CJ Orders Relocation of Ebonyi Election Tribunal to Abuja
No reason was given for the relocation. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Begin 'Trial' of Six Officers Who Smacked Two People With Machete
The sixth officer is captured in the video, smacking the two people multiple times with the machete. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Launch Portal to Curb Car Theft
The Inspector-General of Police has directed the discontinuation of manual processing and issuance of all CMR documents/certificates and a migration to the digitalized NPF CMR… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Speak On Reported Kidnap of Catholic Priest in Anambra
The incident occurred on Tuesday in Idemili South. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, NBA President Appeals for Okey Wali's Release From Kidnappers' Den
NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau, urged members to pray for his kidnapped predecessor, Okey Wali, who has now spent nine nights in kidnappers' captivity. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Nigeria: Group Asks EFCC, ICPC to Probe Concession of Ajaokuta Steel Plant
Last year, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, said 11 foreign companies indicated interest in the take over of Ajaokuta steel company on a concession… Read more »
Nigeria: FCT, Kano, Bayelsa, Nine Other States Get New Police Commissioners
Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, said the new posting of the commissioners was a call for greater commitment, innovation and loyalty to the Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: FCT Police Boss Meets Traditional Rulers Over Communal Clash in Abuja
One person died in the clash and another was hospitalised. Read more »
April 24, 2023
Nigeria: NBA Delegation Visits Kidnapped Former Bar President Okey Wali's Family
Monday makes the former NBN president Okey Wali's seventh day in the kidnappers' den. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct NPC Commissioner, Aides in Rivers
The abductors are demanding N500 million ransom. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Police Officers in Mufti Not On Patrol - Official
The police in Lagos said the officers were on special assignment and not on patrol. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Officers On Patrol Must Wear Approved Uniform - Official
"Any policeman on patrol and stop and search should be in complete uniform. That is the authority to flag down and/or park any vehicle." Read more »
Nigeria: Benue's 134-Persons Massacre and Failure of Intelligence
The dead will be buried soon and then the bereaved families would be asked to move on: case closed. This has been the pattern... Read more »
April 23, 2023
Nigeria: SERAP Asks Buhari to Investigate 'Missing' 149 Million Barrels of Crude Oil
The organization asked the outgoing president to set up a presidential panel of enquiry to investigate the missing crude oil. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Reinstates Emir Who Turbaned Notorious Militant
The Zamfara government expressed satisfaction over the emir's decision to honour the terrorist. Read more »
Nigeria: Anambra Govt Establishes Bureau of Missing Persons
The bureau is part of the recommendations by a committee set up to investigate the cause of Biafra agitation in the state. Read more »
April 21, 2023
Nigeria: Tell Your Tenants to Pay Electricity Bills, Electricity Company Begs Landlords
An official said the electricity company is owing its power suppliers N5.2 billion because residents were refusing to pay for power consumption. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Withdraws Immigration Lawsuit, Says Seplat
The action puts to rest a knotty labour dispute between Seplat Energy and a couple of its staff, which has blown out of proportion to involve the immigration service. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Fighting - Trapped Nigerian Students Call for Help
"We from the IUA and the students that live around IUA experienced the worst day of our lives and this is because the RSF base is right behind the male and female hostels and most… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Fined £26,835 for Smuggling Cigarettes Into London
"We also heard evidence from Mr Fagbewesa. We did not find his evidence credible or reliable," the judge said. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorism - 1,052 Killed, 4,227 Abducted, 648 Injured in Kaduna in 2022
The report covers banditry, terrorism, communal clashes kidnapping and others. Read more »
April 19, 2023
Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Community Suffers Hardship After Youths Vandalised Banks
There was no way the ATMs could dispense cash, having been vandalised by the youths in the area. Read more »
April 18, 2023
Nigeria: Police Demote Officer Filmed Slapping Motorist in Rivers
In the clip which has been circulating on Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, one of the officers, armed with an AK-47 rifle, is seen slapping the unidentified man after beating him… Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnapped Kaduna Students Escaped From Abductors - Official
The students escaped days after they were kidnapped Read more »
Nigeria: Adamawa Supplementary Poll - Judge Raises Doubts About Binani's Suit
The judge, Inyang Ekwo, who expressed doubts about Binani's suit, directed Binani's lawyer to return to court on 26 April to address him on the point of law. Read more »